10 Most Horrific Russian Torture Devices


	10 Most Horrific Russian Torture Devices
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3-24-2009 9:45 AM
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middle ages, russia, scavenger’s daughter, st petersburg, strappado, the chair of torture
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3-24-2009 10:38 AM
googleit
something tells me people didn't call those "the good ol days"
3-24-2009 11:51 AM
jmatts78
Except the people putting the devices to use, perhaps.
3-24-2009 12:06 PM
googleit
true
3-24-2009 1:24 PM
tanyamm
Wonder how many of these are actually still being used.
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<EM>Image via:<A href="http://dina-mei.livejournal.com/72812.html"> Live Journal</A></EM></p> <P>The Web seems obsessed by all things Russian at the moment, so what could kindle our curiosity more than a selection of torture devices from that colossal country, preserved for our pleasure? OK, so they’re more Spanish Inquisition than KGB interrogation, that makes no difference when all we care about is how sadistically sick they are.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><STRONG>1. The Mask of Infamy: who’s been a dirty devil?</STRONG>
<IMG alt="mask1" src="http://inlinethumb50.webshots.com/42289/2369202430104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><IMG alt="mask4" src="http://inlinethumb33.webshots.com/12448/2134536940104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" />
<EM>Image via: <A href="http://englishrussia.com/?p=1036">English Russia</A></EM></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><STRONG>2. The Street Sweeper’s Daughter: wrapped up in her lovely arms</STRONG>
<IMG alt="daughter1" src="http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/41429/2325997450104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><IMG alt="cradle2" src="http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/30906/2665637660104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" class="noscale" />
<EM>Image via: <A href="http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/image70572-swgfl.html">Southwest Grid</A></EM></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><STRONG>3. The Jerking: caught in an uncompromising position</STRONG>
<IMG alt="jerking1" src="http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/43768/2768408110104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><IMG alt="strappado" src="http://inlinethumb05.webshots.com/43972/2274292140104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" class="noscale" />
<EM>Image via</EM></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><STRONG>4. Water Torture: beyond the pale</STRONG>
<IMG alt="water1" src="http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/36101/2813499080104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><IMG alt="water2" src="http://inlinethumb11.webshots.com/36362/2797206450104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" class="noscale" />
<EM>Image: <A href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Water_torture.png">J. Damhoudere</A></EM></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><STRONG>5. The Witch’s Chair: definitely no armchair ride</STRONG>
<IMG alt="witcheschair1" src="http://inlinethumb12.webshots.com/43083/2485128080104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.environmentalgraffiti.com/img/1FBC7C00-C1A5-454F-938B-443ECE532C60" alt="chair diagram" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><STRONG>6. The Head Crusher: what it says on the tin – forget the aspirin</STRONG>
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<EM>Image via:<A href="http://dina-mei.livejournal.com/72812.html"> Live Journal</A></EM></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><STRONG>7. The Rack: torn limb from limb</STRONG>
<IMG alt="rack2" src="http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/43960/2504265610104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.environmentalgraffiti.com/img/E7E4E248-D61D-4473-BDC8-E27DC55122F5" alt="rack1" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><STRONG>8. The Guided Cradle: intruding where it really hurts</STRONG>
<IMG alt="cradle1" src="http://inlinethumb02.webshots.com/44801/2171738250104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.environmentalgraffiti.com/img/D49CAD68-2D0A-455D-A888-621E66653F33" alt="cradleoffilth" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><STRONG>9. The Hand Saw: straight down the line brutality</STRONG>
<IMG alt="SAW" src="http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/42639/2964941310104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.environmentalgraffiti.com/img/25B52052-9A9D-4180-828A-A537E951268F" alt="saw2" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><STRONG>10. The Chair of Torture: are you sitting comfortably?</STRONG>
<IMG alt="Chair" src="http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/44648/2006580910104181437S600x600Q85.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.environmentalgraffiti.com/img/A6D73AF3-A812-4A77-8C05-D58818365C68" alt="chair8" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.environmentalgraffiti.com/img/649C2240-53A0-47E9-99C3-4DF59EB30B9C" alt="chair7" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850"><P>Sources: <A href="http://www.medievality.com/torture.html">1</A>, <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_torture_methods_and_devices">2</A>, <A href="http://rapidlibrary.com/soc/torture.html">3</A>, <A href="http://englishrussia.com/?p=1036">4</A>, <A href="http://medieval-castles.org/index.php?cat=31">5</A>, <A href="http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/spanish-inquisition3.htm">6</A></P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/BA3836A0-3B4E-4527-A176-C96DBB1CC321/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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